In Lampkin v. County of Los Angeles, published July 8, 2025, the Second District Court of Appeal, Division 1 reversed a trial court order granting the plaintiff his attorney fees. The plaintiff, a county employee, sued the county for whistleblower retaliation under Labor Code section 1102.5. He sought only damages. The jury found that the employee…
In Brown v. City of Inglewood, published July 7, 2025, the California Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the lower court of appeal, which reversed the denial of an anti-SLAPP special motion to strike. The plaintiff, the elected treasurer of the defendant city, wrote to the city and several of its officials, including the mayor and…
In People v. Superior Court (Credit One Bank, N.A.), published July 3, 2025, the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division 2, granted the People's petition for a writ reversing the trial court's ruling on a motion for protective order. The district attorneys of four counties brought a civil enforcement action against the real party credit card…
In Allos v. Poway Unified School District, ordered published July 7, 2025, the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division 1 affirmed summary judgment in favor of the defendant school district. The plaintiff, a senior business systems analyst for the district, started working at home when the COVID-19 Pandemic shut down the district's in-person operations in March…
In Taylor v. Los Angeles Unified School District, ordered published July 2, 2025, the Second District Court of Appeal, Division 3 reversed a judgment based on a jury verdict. The defendant district hired a man as a part-time playground worker and supervisor for an afterschool program at an elementary school. In 2019, the district later assigned…
In A.B. v. County of San Diego, published June 26, 2025, the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division 1 reversed summary judgment for the defendant county, sheriff, and sheriff's deputies. Responding to a report that the plaintiffs' decedent was acting erratically, sheriff's deputies struggled with the decedent, using tasers and blows as he resisted restraint. Eventually…
In Animal Protection and Rescue League, Inc. v. County of Riverside, published June 5, 2025, the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division 1 affirmed judgment entered after the county's demurrer was sustained and summary judgment was granted to the county. The plaintiff and others demonstrated near a pet store in a shopping mall, protesting the store's…
In Tindall v. County of Nevada, ordered published June 18, 2025, the Third District Court of Appeal affirmed summary judgment for the defendant county. The plaintiff slipped on a layer of ices as she walked to her car in the parking lot of the county jail where she worked. She sued the county for maintaining a…
In E.I. v. El Segundo Unified School District, published June 13, 2025, the Second District Court of Appeal, Division 8 affirmed a jury verdict for the plaintiff. The plaintiff who was a middle-school student who was subjected to extensive online and in-person bullying by two classmates. The plaintiff, her parents, and schoolmates repeatedly reported the bullying…
In Restivo v. City of Petaluma, ordered published May 20, 2025, the First District Court of Appeal, Division 1 affirmed summary judgment for the defendant city. The plaintiff was injured when her skateboard's wheel caught in a crack or pothole on the street surfaces that she described as 6-9" in length, 1-2" deep, and 4-7" wide. …